The average investment per InsurTech has risen eightfold, from $5 million in 2011 to over $40 million by 2017. New to this year’s forum is Australia Top 20 InsurTech Innovations Showcase, where you will gain eye-opening experience on Australia’s Top 20 InsurTech Startups to watch out For. From on-demand insurance to Blockchain innovations, micro-insurance and peer to peer innovations, you will discover how these startups are moving the future of insurance ahead with disruptive new innovations and penetrating new markets with compelling business models.

Keynote: InsurTech Developments, Technology Innovations and Global Industry Collaborations Around the World

Major Trends to Look For in 2019

Regulatory Changes and Updates

What Traditionally Insurers Are Doing and How They Are Collaborating and Innovating During this Disruptive Innovation Era

Anu KukarDirector Risk InnovationKPMG

New InsurTech Business Models & Product Strategy in Disrupting the Insurance Industry

09:45

Can Peer-to-Peer InsurTech Model Really Work? How The Friendsurance Cashback is Making Insurance Better and Fairer

In 2011, Friendsurance was awarded the “Service Innovation Award Insurance” and nominated as “Startup of the Year 2011” in a startup competition. By allowing peer to peer insurance, Friendsurance offers a claims-free bonus to its peer groups insuring their cars, homes, legal expenses and private liabilities through the company. To date, more than 80% of members have received a portion of their premium back.

Perry AbbottCEO & Managing DirectorFriendsurance

10:15

Using Customer Experience as a Disruptor for Digital Insurance

Chris BayleyCo-Founder & Head of New ProductsCover Genius

10:45

Morning Refreshments & Networking

11:00

Driving Greater Value through Blending Automation and AI

Decision Automation in Underwriting and Claims

Combining Automation and AI to drive customer experience and quality

Getting the balance right between sophistication and speed

Tim JohnsonHead of Insurance Operations DeliverySuncorp Group

11:30

How InsurTech is Being Used to Manage and Reduce Chronic Disease Risk, Enabling Insurers to Play An Active And Positive Role in The Improvement of Their Customers’ Lives, While Improving Their Own Bottom Lines

Blockchain Panel: Blockchain in The Insurance Space – What Will The Future Hold For All Parts Of The Value Chain?

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has announced a Blockchain solution aimed to improve efficiency in the insurance industry.

Working with tech giant IBM and financial services firm Suncorp New Zealand, ANZ is building a blockchain-based platform aimed to ease the transfer of data and premium payments between brokers and insurers, ultimately making processes faster and more transparent Reconciling policy information and payments between broker and insurer is a “slow and painful process,” that can be addressed by the “efficient, single source of truth” blockchain solution.

Automating Complex Business Processes In Finance, Actuarial, Broker Distributions – Is It Possible?

Michael FlanderkaManaging Director & CEOData Interative

16:30

Closing Remarks by Conference Chairman

TIME

AGENDA

The average investment per InsurTech has risen eightfold, from $5 million in 2011 to over $40 million by 2017. New to this year’s forum is Australia Top 20 InsurTech Innovations Showcase, where you will gain eye-opening experience on Australia’s Top 20 InsurTech Startups to watch out For. From on-demand insurance to Blockchain innovations, micro-insurance and peer to peer innovations, you will discover how these startups are moving the future of insurance ahead with disruptive new innovations and penetrating new markets with compelling business models.

Keynote: InsurTech Developments, Technology Innovations and Global Industry Collaborations Around the World

Major Trends to Look For in 2019

Regulatory Changes and Updates

What Traditionally Insurers Are Doing and How They Are Collaborating and Innovating During this Disruptive Innovation Era

Anu KukarDirector Risk InnovationKPMG

New InsurTech Business Models & Product Strategy in Disrupting the Insurance Industry

09:45

Insights from the World’s Largest Insurance Gathering In 2018, InsurTech Connect (ITC) and Considerations for Australia

Angat SandhuPartnerOliver Wyman

10:15

Morning Refreshments & Networking

10:30

Can Peer-To-Peer Model Really Work? How the Friendsurance Cashback is Making Insurance Better and Fairer

Perry AbbottCEO & Managing DirectorFriendsurance

11:00

How InsurTech is Being Used to Manage and Reduce Chronic Disease Risk, Enabling Insurers to Play An Active And Positive Role in The Improvement of Their Customers’ Lives, While Improving Their Own Bottom Lines

Andrew DartHead of Australia & New ZealandThe Digital Insurer

11:30

Interactive Roundtable Discussion: Success Stories and Challenges in Implementing New Product Innovation and Business Models

12:30

Lunch & Networking

Blockchain: Next Game-Changer in Insurance Industry

13:30

Blockchain Projects in Insurance

Annette KingChair and Co-FounderGalileo Platform

14:00

Blockchain Panel: Blockchain in The Insurance Space – What Will The Future Hold For All Parts Of The Value Chain?